Chinese artist’s conception of a PLA anti-ship ballistic missile attack on three USN CVNs.
Michael Dempsey, The Hill: From drones to the more conventional, recent weapon developments should alarm us all
Lost amid the intense international focus on North Korea’s promise to halt its nuclear and missile tests and the deteriorating security situation in Syria have been several worrisome incidents involving the development and use of advanced and conventional weapons. This has included surprising revelations about the extent of Russia’s weapons programs and ominous new applications of existing weapons technology by non-state actors.
In Russia, President Putin in early March revealed five new weapons that he claims his country already possesses. They included a nuclear-armed cruise missile, a powerful new ICBM, a hypersonic cruise missile, a nuclear-powered torpedo, and a new hypersonic glide vehicle.
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WNU Editor: Could not have said it any better.
4 comments:
The country with the finest most dedicated cyber warriors will win these battles. The war will have been lost long before the first shots were fired. Hacks into adversary computer command and control, fire control, ship computers, jet computers, national command networks will all be were the upcoming war is lost or won.
if the fired shots are atomic bombs via submarines you might have to reconsider your view
Atomics? The article was about conventional weapons. If he posts another story on atomic warfare I will definitely reconsider my view.
Me bad
But smaller a bombs will be considered conventional though perhaps not used by subs
If cyber war can cripple a nation tan any weapon will be considered conventional
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